Abstract: The invention is directed to increasing interoperability between web-based applications and hardware functions of a mobile device. The invention includes a thick-client hardware compatibility wrapper (HCW), which renders web-based applications and manages communication between hardware functionality and the web-based application. Specifically, the HCW monitors the web-based application and identifies commands to the hardware components of the mobile device. These commands are interpreted by the HCW, which then uses native calls to perform the hardware-specific activities. The HCW is also capable of calling functions on a webpage within the web-based application in response to query commands to the web-based application or in response to hardware events from the hardware components.

Abstract: A network configuration development environment including an insights enabled editor is disclosed. In particular, this disclosure is related to an editor that provides just-in-time information in an insights area to assist a network developer to configure parameter settings for one or more network devices. In one example, attributes of a switch are the area of focus of a current edit session, and, based on this area of focus, the insights editor may query the switch to obtain current information. Information returned from the switch may be provided in an “insights area” visible to the user about to edit settings for that same switch. The disclosed insights editor represents part of an overall network configuration development environment that includes automated techniques to assist with network configuration, design and maintenance.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling internet of things devices. The method includes: receiving a control instruction configured to control the internet of things devices and sent by a control application, where the control instruction includes an identification number of the control application and identification numbers of a plurality of internet of things devices; determining, according to the control instruction, whether the control application has authority to access the internet of things devices; sending the control instruction to the internet of things devices to enable the internet of things devices to execute the control instruction when it is determined that the control application has the authority to access the internet of things devices. Compared to a case where each internet of things device is corresponding to a control application specific thereto, efficiency of control of an intelligent terminal over the internet of things devices is improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system, a method, and a device for displaying a content item. The system includes: a video playing terminal, configured to obtain a video and play the video; a content item displaying client, configured to send a content item obtaining request for requesting to obtain a content item related to the video being played by the video playing terminal; and a content item preparation platform, configured to determine a current playing moment of the video played by the video playing terminal, select, from one or more content items corresponding to the video, a content item with a marking moment nearest to the current playing moment, and push the selected content item to the content item displaying client, where the content item displaying client is further configured to display the received content item.

Abstract: A system comprising: an event server including a plurality of event agents for handling events occurring in a geographic space; a selector operable to select an event agent among the plurality of event agents for handling an event candidate based on a type of a source information; and a mobile object server including a mobile object agent assigned to a moving object in the geographic space, wherein the mobile object server is operable to execute the mobile object agent to collect information of an event from the selected event agent and provide the moving object with information that assists the moving object with traveling in the geographic space.

Abstract: A method for enhanced performance of a telecommunications network includes a first step and/or a second step. The first step includes: the first mobility management entity receives update configuration data; the first configuration data of the first mobility management entity are at least in part replaced or modified by the update configuration data; either the update configuration data or at least part of the updated first configuration data are transmitted to the second mobility management entity; and the second configuration data of the second mobility management entity are at least in part replaced or modified by the update configuration data or by the at least part of the updated first configuration data.

Abstract: Assigning a given computer to a computer group of a set of computer groups. Software components installed on the given computer are scanned, resulting in a list of discovered software components of the given computer. In addition, for each computer group of the set of computer groups, a list of software components most frequently installed on the computers of the computer group is obtained. For each computer group, the list is compared with the list of discovered software components and, based on the comparison, a likelihood that the given computer belongs to the computer group is computed. In case only one of the likelihoods exceeds a threshold, the given computer is assigned to the respective computer group for which the likelihood exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: Methods and system for providing content based on an embedded signal are disclosed. A method can comprise generating a placement signal based on an event, repeatedly embedding the placement signal into a data stream, and transmitting the data stream comprising the repeatedly embedded placement signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a decentralized computing network system and a computing processing node (CPN) for the system.

Abstract: A method includes receiving data corresponding one of streaming data or batch data and a content of the received data for computation. The method also includes determining an event time of the data for slicing the data, determining a processing time to output results of the received data, and emitting at least a portion of the results of the received data based on the processing time and the event time.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to dynamically discover and visually map computer networks comprising plurality of devices, physically and logically, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a server including a processor and memory. The server is configured to implement a connection-oriented network protocol to issue command line interface (CLI) commands for more efficient and reliable data collection of a plurality of networked devices of a network. The server is further configured to extract information via a parser from a command output retrieved in response to the issued command. The server is further configured to store the extracted information in a database for retrieval. Then the stored information is utilized to create network topology map including a physical topology map, a virtual physical topology map and a virtual logical topology map.

Abstract: Embodiments provide efficient delivery of multiple media channels to in-transport terminals, for example, to reduce channel zapping delay in a bandwidth efficient manner. For example, an in-transport media (ITM) server can distribute multiple channel offerings to ITM clients in a transport craft. Meanwhile, the ITM server can monitor which channel offerings are presently being consumed via the ITM clients, and can transmit feedback to a remote media server, accordingly. Based on the feedback, the ITM server can receive the channel offerings from the remote media server, in such a way that one or more of the channel offerings is received as a low-fidelity instance when not presently being consumed via any of the ITM clients, and one or more of the channel offerings is received as a high-fidelity instance when presently being consumed via at least one of the ITM clients.

Abstract: Various systems and processes may be used to manage Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that are dynamically assigned. In particular implementations, systems and processes for managing IP addresses that are dynamically assigned may include the ability to determine whether an identifier for a web service has been received from a customer having one or more virtual machines in a service provider network, the web service being accessible by the customer's virtual machines over an external communication network. The systems and processes may also include the ability to determine a number of IP addresses for the web service, identify virtual machines of the customer that are allowed to communicate with the web service, generate one or more IP address lists for the identified virtual machines, and update security tables for the identified virtual machines with the IP address lists at server computers hosting the identified virtual machines.

Abstract: Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for optimizing network connections by using attributes of one or more of the connected entities. For example, a routing engine may be implemented to determine, based on various attributes of a client device, its desired destination, and/or the networks capable of connecting the client device and the destination, optimized parameters and routes for the network connection. Such optimization may involve the selection of an optimal network, the negotiation of an optimal connection type, and the like. The optimization may be made for one or more disparate criteria, such as data security, bandwidth, network latency, geographical proximity, and so forth.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to achieve improvement of security by a whitelist function and improvement of network reliability by a network redundancy function at the same time. A packet relay device 100 includes packet reception units 200, a packet transfer unit 300, a S/W control unit 400, packet transmission units 500, and an input/output interface 600 and automatically generates a whitelist including an allowed communication rule. It is possible to select whether to perform communication control using the whitelist or to carry out data communication without using the whitelist for each data reception unit 200 that receives data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for determining gateway information. A first device obtains first information of user equipment, where the first information of the user equipment is used to indicate an area in which the user equipment subscribes to a service, and the first device determines gateway information corresponding to a first domain name, where the first domain name includes the first information of the user equipment. The first domain name includes the first information of the user equipment, and the first information is used to indicate the area in which the user equipment subscribes to the service. Compared with a method in which a number segment is used to generate a domain name, this reduces a quantity of domain names that need to be configured and maintained, and reduces maintenance costs of an operator.

Abstract: A request to access one or more computing resources is received by a system. The system performs one or more operations in response to the request according to one or more security polices, the one or more operations selected according to a substantially random selection process. A response to the request is caused based at least in part on the one or more operations.

Abstract: Modifying computer program output in a voice or non-text input activated environment is provided. A system can receive audio signals detected by a microphone of a device. The system can parse the audio signal to identify a computer program to invoke. The computer program can identify a dialog data structure. The system can modify the identified dialog data structure to include a content item. The system can provide the modified dialog data structure to a computing device for presentation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to enable synchronized encoding of streaming audio or video content between multiple encoders, in a manner that provides for seamlessly interchangeable encodings. A first encoding begins encoding streaming content at a first point in time, and at a later point in time, a second encoder is configured to begin encoding the streaming content in a manner synchronized with the first encoder. The second encoder communicates via a synchronization protocol with the first encoder, and receives state information of the first encoder, such as a timecode of the streaming content at which the first encoder began encoding. The second encoder uses the received state information to determine a difference in encoding start times between the first and second encoder, and to adjust its timestamp values to match those of the first encoder. Thereafter, the first and second encoders can encode content in a synchronized manner.

Abstract: Access to a first instant messaging service using an online identity that is associated with a second instant messaging service is enabled. A profile is accessed. The profile indicates that another instant messaging service is to be provided with presence information regarding the use of the online identity to access the first instant messaging service. The other instant messaging service is provided with the presence information regarding the use of the online identity to access the first instant messaging service.